SAVANNAH, Ga. (April 8, 2024) – Parker’s Kitchen – a nationally acclaimed convenience store company and food service leader with locations across Georgia and South Carolina – recently advanced to the final round in Garden & Gun’s 2024 South’s Best Biscuit Competition.
The company’s signature Sausage, Egg and Cheese Biscuit is currently facing off against Tudor’s Biscuit World Mountaineer Biscuit for top honors. Voting is open to the public through April 9 at 11:59 ET. Members of the public can vote every hour for their favorite biscuit. The grand prize winner will be announced on April 10.
“We’re thrilled that so many of our loyal customers have voted for the Parker’s Kitchen Sausage, Egg and Cheese Biscuit as we’ve gone head-to-head against major national brands in the South’s Best Biscuit Competition,” said Parker’s Kitchen founder and CEO Greg Parker. “We believe that Parker’s Kitchen is home to the best biscuit in the South and hope our customers will keep the votes coming so we can win the final round of competition.”
The Garden & Gun South’s Best Biscuit Competition officially kicked off on March 20 with 32 entries divided into categories including Gas Stations, National Chains, Regional Chains and Local Favorites. Parker’s Kitchen previously defeated Hardee’s, Spinx, Dodge’s and Golden Pantry in four earlier rounds of bracket-style competition.
Parker’s Kitchen offers award-winning, Southern-inspired food prepared fresh on-site, including hand-breaded Southern Fried Chicken Tenders, savory mac ‘n’ cheese and a complete menu of breakfast offerings. The company also offers a hot bar for lunch and dinner as well as a wide range of grab-and-go items.
The company was recently honored by USA TODAY as a 2024 Top Workplace and has been named the Convenience Store Chain of the Year by Convenience Store Decisions, which is the industry’s highest honor. Parker’s Kitchen has also been honored by Food and Wine as one of America’s Best Convenience Stores and by Convenience Store News as the Convenience Foodservice Leader of the Year.
Known for its commitment to charitable giving, Parker’s Kitchen is one of the most generous companies in the convenience store industry and in the Southeast. The company has donated more than $30 million to support a wide range of charitable causes over the past eight years. Since 2011, the Parker’s Kitchen Fueling the Community charitable initiative has donated more than $2 million to public and private schools in Georgia and South Carolina.
Since its founding in 1976, Parker’s Kitchen has grown to become a nationally acclaimed company that was voted the #4 Best Gas Station for Food and the #6 Best Gas Station Brand in America by USA TODAY readers in 2023. The Parker’s Rewards loyalty program, which includes more than 300,000 members, has saved customers more than $15 million to date. Parker’s Kitchen currently operates more 84 stores in Georgia and South Carolina, employs nearly 1,400 professionals and completes over one million transactions per week.
ABOUT PARKER’S KITCHEN:
Honored as the Convenience Store Decisions Chain of the Year, Parker’s Kitchen is strategically redefining the nation’s convenience store industry, offering customers high-quality products, freshly prepared food and superior customer service at retail stores throughout southeast Georgia and South Carolina. Proudly headquartered in Savannah, Ga., Parker’s Kitchen has a commitment to exceeding customer expectations and has repeatedly been recognized as one of the nation’s leading convenience store and foodservice companies. The company serves world-famous hand-breaded Southern Fried Chicken Tenders as well as made-from-scratch mac ‘n’ cheese, a breakfast bar and daily specials. The popular Parker’s Rewards loyalty program, which includes more than 300,000 members, has saved Parker’s Kitchen customers more than $15 million to date. Learn more: www.parkerskitchen.com.
RECENT AWARDS AND ACCOLADES:
● Top Workplaces USA 2024 – USA TODAY
● Inc. 5000 List – Fastest Growing Companies in America – Inc. Magazine
● Best Places to Work in South Carolina – SC Biz
● Hall of Fame Inductee – Convenience Store News
● Best Gas Station Brand and Best Convenience Store Food Top 10 – USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards
● Convenience Store Chain of the Year – Convenience Store Decisions
● Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award
● Legacy Leader – Georgia Trend
● America’s Best Convenience Stores – Food and Wine
● Southeast Retailer of the Year – The Shelby Report
● Convenience Foodservice Leader of the Year – Convenience Store News
● Top 10 U.S. Gas Station Brands – Gas Buddy
